Official Syllabus Task

HSK 4 谈论生活中的环保情况 — Environmental Protection

Discuss environmental conditions, pollution, conservation practices, environmental laws, and green living.

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Skills Tested
Listening Speaking Reading Writing

Official Syllabus Requirement / 大纲要求

能听懂关于环境状况、环保情况有一定复杂度的问题。如环境的一般情况、污染情况、环保做法、观念、相关法规等。

读懂 → 开口 → 自查 → 再练 / Read · Speak · Review · Retry

说清环保做法 / Explain an environmental action

把问题、做法和原因连起来,再提出一个自己能做到的行动。Connect a problem, an action and a reason, then suggest your own action.

自编学习活动,不是官方试题;用自己的话表达即可。Original learning activity, not an official test. No microphone needed.

办公室里的小改变

午休后,小陈发现会议室没有人,灯却还开着。桌上还有几个只喝了一半的一次性纸杯。她和同事商量:最后离开会议室的人负责关灯;开会时,大家尽量带自己的杯子,需要多少水就倒多少。小陈觉得,这样既能节约用电,也能减少浪费。同事同意先试一个星期,再看看这些做法是否方便。

查看英文帮助 / English support

After lunch, Xiao Chen found the lights on in an empty meeting room, with several half-full disposable cups on the table. She and her colleagues agreed that the last person to leave would turn off the lights. People would try to bring their own cups and pour only the water they needed. They would try this for a week and see whether it was practical.

关键词:拼音与词义 / Key words
节约 jiéyuē
save resources
浪费 làngfèi
waste
负责 fùzé
be responsible for
减少 jiǎnshǎo
reduce
尽量 jǐnliàng
as much as possible
  1. 发现了什么问题? / What was the problem?
  2. 提出什么做法?为什么? / What actions were suggested, and why?
  3. 在你的生活中,可以先做哪一件事? / What could you do in your own life?
卡住了?查看表达提示 / Need a hint?

没人却开灯 → 最后离开的人关灯 → 节约用电;一次性杯子、剩水 → 自带杯子、按需倒水 → 减少浪费。自己的建议可以用“我打算先……,因为……”。

查看一种参考表达 / One possible answer

小陈发现,会议室没有人,灯却开着,纸杯里还剩下一些水。她建议最后离开的人关灯,大家带自己的杯子,按需要倒水。这样能节约用电、减少浪费。他们准备先试一个星期。在我的生活中,我打算上课时带自己的水杯,因为每天都能做到。

表达可以不同;重点是意思清楚、信息准确。Other wording is welcome. Keep the meaning clear and accurate.

自查要点 / Review points

  • 说清材料中的具体问题 / Name the problems
  • 让建议对应问题 / Match actions to problems
  • 说明至少一个原因 / Give a reason
  • 提出自己的一个可行行动 / Add your own action

再进一步 / Try a new situation

换一个场景:给准备出门购物的朋友提一个环保建议,并说明原因。Give a practical shopping suggestion and explain why it helps.

练习用关联词说明原因和结果 → · 更多话题练习 / More guided practice

Scenario Dialogue / 情景对话

Roommates discuss garbage sorting and saving energy. Read it aloud twice: once for meaning, once for fluency — the syllabus tests this task across listening and speaking.

A
咱们小区开始垃圾分类了,你知道怎么分吗?
Zánmen xiǎoqū kāishǐ lājī fēnlèi le, nǐ zhīdào zěnme fēn ma?
Our community has started garbage sorting — do you know how to sort?
B
厨房的剩菜是厨余垃圾,塑料瓶和纸盒可以回收。
Chúfáng de shèngcài shì chúyú lājī, sùliào píng hé zhǐhé kěyǐ huíshōu.
Kitchen leftovers are food waste; plastic bottles and paper boxes are recyclable.
A
明白了。其实保护环境还可以从小事做起,比如随手关灯。
Míngbai le. Qíshí bǎohù huánjìng hái kěyǐ cóng xiǎoshì zuò qǐ, bǐrú suíshǒu guān dēng.
Got it. Actually protecting the environment starts with small things — like turning off lights.
B
对,我现在出门都自己带购物袋,少用塑料袋。
Duì, wǒ xiànzài chūmén dōu zìjǐ dài gòuwùdài, shǎo yòng sùliàodài.
Right — I bring my own shopping bag now and use fewer plastic ones.
A
要是每个人都这样做,环境一定会越来越好。
Yàoshi měi gè rén dōu zhèyàng zuò, huánjìng yídìng huì yuè lái yuè hǎo.
If everyone did this, the environment would definitely get better and better.

Why HSK 4 Candidates Struggle with Environmental Protection

Discuss environmental conditions, pollution, conservation practices, environmental laws, and green living.

After studying the 38 selected words, practise combining them in extended contexts about environmental protection. Use the dialogue to identify a sequence of events, opinions, or reasons, then describe them in your own words.

Key vocabulary to anchor your understanding: 保护 (bǎohù, to protect), 环保 (huánbǎo, environmental protection), 节约 (jiéyuē, to save), 空气 (kōngqì, air). Practise these words in listening dialogues (听力) and reading passages (阅读), using grammar patterns like complex-sentences and passive.

Related Grammar Patterns / 相关语法

Practise these grammar points in environmental protection contexts:

complex-sentences passive

Core Vocabulary / 核心词汇 (38 words)

WordPinyinMeaningExample
保护 bǎohù to protect 我们要保护环境。
环保 huánbǎo environmental protection; environmentally friendly 我们要用环保的购物袋。
节约 jiéyuē to save; to economize 我们要节约用水。
空气 kōngqì air 山上的空气很新鲜。
垃圾 lājī garbage; trash; rubbish 请把垃圾扔进垃圾桶。
浪费 làngfèi to waste 不要浪费粮食。
塑料 sùliào plastic 请少用塑料袋。
污染 wūrǎn to pollute; pollution 工厂排放的废气污染了空气。
大自然 dàzìrán nature; the natural world 我们应该保护大自然。
低温 dīwēn low temperature 冬天低温天气要注意保暖。
风景 fēngjǐng scenery; landscape 这里的风景太美了。
高温 gāowēn high temperature 夏天的高温让人受不了。
光 guāng light; ray; only; merely 光说不做没有用。
海洋 hǎiyáng ocean; sea 海洋里有很多种生物。
寒冷 hánlěng cold; frigid 冬天北方天气非常寒冷。
江 jiāng river 长江是中国最长的江。
降温 jiàngwēn to cool down; temperature drop 明天要大幅降温。
景色 jǐngsè scenery; view 山上的景色非常迷人。
老虎 lǎohǔ tiger 老虎是一种很凶猛的动物。
凉 liáng cool; cold (slightly) 天凉了,多穿点衣服。
美景 měijǐng beautiful scenery 旅途中我们看到了许多美景。
暖和 nuǎnhuo warm; mild 今天比昨天暖和多了。
气候 qìhòu climate 云南的气候四季如春。
气温 qìwēn air temperature 明天气温会上升。
森林 sēnlín forest 这片森林里有很多野生动物。
树林 shùlín grove; woods 我们在树林里散步。
土 tǔ soil; earth; local; unsophisticated 这里的土很肥沃。
温度 wēndù temperature 请把空调温度调低一点。
鲜花 xiānhuā fresh flowers 他送了一束鲜花给妻子。
星星 xīngxing star 今晚的星星特别亮。
熊 xióng bear 我们在动物园看到了大熊猫。
阳光 yángguāng sunshine; sunlight 今天阳光很好,适合出去走走。
夜晚 yèwǎn night; nighttime 城市的夜晚灯火辉煌。
叶子 yèzi leaf; leaves 秋天叶子变成了金色。
云 yún cloud 天上有很多白云。
植物 zhíwù plant 她喜欢养各种植物。
种 zhòng to plant; to grow 爷爷在院子里种了很多蔬菜。
自然 zìrán nature; natural; naturally 时间长了,自然就习惯了。

Vocabulary Quiz / 词汇练习

Match the Chinese word to its English meaning.

保护 bǎohù
环保 huánbǎo
污染 wūrǎn
浪费 làngfèi
节约 jiéyuē
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Environmental Protection FAQ / 常见问题

How many HSK 4 words cover environmental protection?

This page groups 38 words using this site’s topic tags for environmental protection. It is a study selection, not an official separate topic word list or a guarantee of comprehension.

Which HSK 4 grammar points are most relevant to environmental protection?

complex-sentences and passive are suggested here for practising environmental protection contexts. The HSK 4 syllabus expects you to not only understand but also produce these patterns when they involve environmental protection vocabulary.

What's the difference between HSK 3 and HSK 4 expectations on environmental protection?

HSK 3 expects simple statements about environmental protection (e.g., basic facts and short descriptions). HSK 4 raises the bar to "有一定复杂度" — handling extended contexts with opinions, comparisons, and reasoning. You'll need to express feelings (感受) and views (看法) about environmental protection, not just describe them.

Practice This HSK 4 Topic

Test your knowledge of environmental protection vocabulary in context:

Mock Test 01 Mock Test 03 Mock Test 06 Sentence Ordering

Apply This HSK 4 Vocabulary on Test Day

Environmental Protection vocabulary appears in HSK 4 listening dialogues, reading passages, and the writing section. These resources turn the words you learned above into test points:

⚡ Strategy
HSK 4 listening dialog tactics
⚡ Strategy
HSK 4 reading comprehension
📝 Patterns
100 essential HSK 4 sentences
🔍 Confusables
43 HSK 4 confusable pairs
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